West coast hopper maintenance dredging 2021

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District intends to issue a firm-fixed price (FFP), Invitation for Bids (IFB) No. W9127N20B0006 for West Coast Hopper Dredging 2021. This dredging project includes hopper dredging work at four locations, to include San Francisco Mainship Channel (MSC) and the Humboldt Bay Bar and Entrance (HUM), California; as well as the  Mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) an the Lower Columbia River (LCR), in Oregon and Washington.

Approximately 2,750,000 cubic yards will be dredged as mandatory line items, with additional optional items depending on project needs and funding availability. The solicitation is subject to the availability of funds.

Placement of dredged material will be located at designated in-water placement sites, including ocean and river disposal. Dredging will occur in Washington, California, and Oregon. Water quality monitoring will be required in accordance with the current water quality certificates. The Contractor can start work and as early as 15 June 2021 for LCR areas, and as early as 15 July 2021 for MSC and Ocean Beach.  Anticipated required completion date of approximately December 15, 2021.

The solicitation will be available for download on 18-19 February 2021 with bids due approximately 30 days after advertising.

This is an unrestricted procurement, solicited under full and open competition and is open to both small and large business concerns. A small business subcontracting plan will be required for large businesses. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990. The small business size standard is $30 million. The magnitude of construction is greater than $25,000,000.

Point of contact for this procurement is Jordan Quantock, Contract Specialist at Jordan.m.quantock@usace.army.mil.

Point of contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at Carol.A.McIntyre@usace.army.mil.